The task of being accepted in a university be...

The task of being accepted in a university begins early for some students. Long before they graduate 1. high school, these students take special courses to prepare for 2. (advance) study. They may also take one or more 3. (examine) that test how well prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they complete applications and send them to the universities 4. interest them most. Some high school students may be required to have 5. interview with people from the university.6. (neat) dressed and a little bit frightened, they are determined to show that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.

If the new students 7. (accept), many universities will offer an instruction program for them 8. (get) to know the procedures for students’ advising, university rules, the use of the library and all the other major services of the university.

Beginning a new life in a new place can be very 9. (puzzle). The more knowledge students have about the school, the 10. (easy) it will be for them to adapt to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.

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into the university was a great pleasure for his whole family.

A. Accepting          B. To accept      C. To be accepted       D. Being accepted

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There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved (演化) from ceremony. The argument for this view goes as follows.

In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world --- even the seasonal changes --- as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed some ceremonies were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, remained and provided material for art and drama.

Those who believe that drama evolved out of ceremony also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium ". In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the performing of ceremonies, religious leaders usually took that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often acted other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and imitated the desired effect --- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, etc. as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.

Another theory traces(追溯) the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, etc) are gradually developed, at first through the use of action and dialogue, and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations of animal movements and sounds.

1.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Religious activities in ancient Greece.

B. The ceremonies in ancient Greece.

C. Drama theories.

D. The origin of Greek Drama.

2.According to the passage, drama_______________.

A. was played in memory of ancient Greek ceremonies

B. was a form of ceremony played by ancient Greeks to control unknown powers

C. evolved out of ancient Greek ceremonies with time passing by

D. is one of the measures Ancient Greeks took to view natural forces

3.In tracing the beginning of drama, which of the following is not mentioned?

A. Planting.     B. Religious ceremonies.     C. Gymnastic.       D. Storytelling.

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Will Nanfang University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen announce a new beginning for China’s higher education reform? It’s too early to answer. But its presence is challenging the Ministry of Education. Even without the approval of the ministry it seems that the school is determined to move forward and enroll 50 students, so-called child prodigies(奇才), to begin classes on March l, 2011.On graduating in 2015, these students will receive a diploma unauthorized by the Ministry of Education----unlike the students of their age from the state-run universities.

The school is committed to modeling itself on Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but if the government will not approve the school, the situation could cause a lot of trouble for those 50 students if they want to do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions. Other schools could turn their applications down for their unauthorized diplomas.

The difficulties, however, have not frightened students and their parents away. On Dec.18, 2010 more than 1,000 students and their parents visited Nanfang University of Science and Technology for interviews.

Private investment marks the school out from other higher learning institutions in the nation. Not a penny comes from the government. So the government will have no voice in how the school will be run.

The Ministry of Education has published a comprehensive plan for education reform and development between 2011 and 2020.The goal is to make China’s higher education internationally competitive. To accomplish this goal, the government should have the courage to let the educators who have big ideas try them out. The ministry should have applauded the independence. The school in Shenzhen has shown and encouraged more to do likewise.

Education reform in China has reached a new and crucial stage. Nanfang University of Science and Technology has a long way to go to prove itself competitive rather than a diploma mill.

1.Over 1,000 students and parents visited the school because _________.

A．they believe that the school will have a bright future

B．they believe the government is sure to approve the school

C．the school models itself on Hong Kong University successfully

D．they will never do graduate studies at other higher learning institutions

2.The trouble the students in the school may have is that ________.

A．the government will have no voice in the school

B．they won’t receive any diploma when graduating from the school

C．other schools are unlikely to accept their diploma from the school

D．they will not learn how to be competitive

3.What does the author think of Nanfang University of Science and Technology?

A．It is another kind of diploma mill.

B．It’s impossible for the school to be competitive.

C．It will never get the approval from the Ministry of Education.

D．Its independence from the government may benefit the education reform.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．University of New Style.

B．China’s Education Reform.

C．Modeling Hong Kong University.

D．Authorized or Not?

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During the early years of American settlement, a new form of English was beginning to develop in the islands of the West Indies and the southern part of the mainland, spoken by the black population. The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the happening of the slave trade. Ships from Europe travelled to the West African coast, where they exchanged cheap goods for black slaves. The slaves were shipped in terrible conditions to the Caribbean islands and the American coast, where they were in turn exchanged for such products as sugar and molasses(糖蜜). The ships then returned to England, completing an “Atlantic triangle”of journeys, and the process began again. Britain and the United States had outlawed the slave trade by 1865, but by that time, nearly 200 years of trading had taken place. By the middle of the nineteenth century, there were over four million black slaves in America.

The policy of the slave-traders was to bring people of different language backgrounds together in the ships, to make it difficult for groups to plan rebellion. The result was the growth of several pidgin (混杂语言) forms of communication, and in particular a pidgin between the slaves and the sailors many of whom spoken English. Once arriving in the Caribbean, this pidgin English continued to act as a major means of communication between teh black population and the new landowners, and among the blacks themselves. Then, when children came to be born, the pidgin became their mother tongue, thus producing the first black Creole(克里奥尔语) speech in the region. This Creole English rapidly came to be used throughout the cotton plantations (种植园), and in the coastal towns and islands.

1.Which of the following shows the route of slave trade correctly?

A．EuropeWest African coastthe Caribbean islands and the American coastEurope

B．EuropeWest African coastEuropethe Caribbean islands and the American coast

C．West African coastEuropethe Caribbean islands and the American coastEurope

D．West African coastEuropethe Caribbean islands and the American coastWest African coast

2.It can be inferred that the slaves in the same ship ____.

A．didn’t communicate with each other

B．could understand several languages

C．spoke different languages

D．came from the same place

3.Creole speech comes from _____.

A．Spanish and English

B．English and an African language

C．a European language and an American language

D．an African language and an American language

4.What is the text mainly about?

A．The history of slave trade.                 B．“Atlantic triangle” of journeys.

C．Languages spoken in America              D．The birth of black English

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In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent (执着) in every task I devoted myself to. I was __________ that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small incident made me change my mind.

One day my two-­year-­old son, ___________ at a dozen of “stood” color marker­pens, cheered excitedly, “Mummy, look! I did it.” Afterwards, he collected some ball­pens, __________ to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ball­pens just lay ___________. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said _________, “Mummy can’t help you.” To my _________, he wouldn’t listen and continued trying. I was struck by his persistence.

My son’s behaviour reminded me of George who was always _________in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, _________, there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised __________ about him and __________us to look up to him as a role model.

One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight？”

“Probably can't leave till midnight,” he said.

“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety?”

“__________.”

“Don’t you have time to be with your family at all?”

He shook his head slowly and __________ a sigh. “It’s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It’s much too ___________ to even think about letting go.”

A year later I resigned. The _________ thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I’ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged __________ would come to my mind.

Until that day, __________ knowing why the ball­pens couldn’t stand up, the two­year­old had _________the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ball­pens and kept only those water markers for his “game”. _________, he already learned to let go of his previous ___________ attempts.

In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to _________ them and then let go of them immediately.

1.A. convinced　　 B. confident　　 C. conscious　　 　　 D. consistent

2.A. shouting　 B. pointing　　 C. screaming　 　　 D. laughing

3.A. intending　　 B. insisting　　 C. requiring　　 　　 D. urging

4.A. still　　 　　 B. silent　　 　 C. quiet　　 　　　　 D. flat

5.A. deliberately B. enthusiastically C. casually D. unintentionally

6.A. content　　 　 B. disappointment C. surprise　　 D. sorrow

7.A. buried　　 　 B. interested　 C. devoted　　 　　　 D. busy

8.A. however　　 B. therefore　　 C. otherwise　 　 D. though

9.A. little　　 B. well　　 　　　 C. much　　 　　　　 D. highly

10.A. ordered　　 B. inspired　 　 C. promised　 　　 D. appealed

11.A. At random B. At times　 　 C. At most　 　　　 D. At least

12.A. let out　 B. let off　　 　 C. sent off　　 　　 D. sent out

13.A. encouraging B. comfortable C. painful　　 　　 D. ashamed

14.A. later　　 　 B. last　　 　　 　 C. latter　　 　　　 D. lately

15.A. picture　　 B. figure　　 　　 C. reflection　 　 D. image

16.A. for　　 　　 B. with　 　　 　 C. without　　 　　　 D. besides

17.A. accepted　　 B. received　 　 C. refused　　 　　　 D. rejected

18.A. Generally　 B. Eventually 　 C. Additionally　 D. Obviously

19.A. hopeful　　 B. endless　　 　　 C. meaningful　 　 D. useless

20.A. clarify　　 B. realize　　 　　 C. identify　　 　　 D. acknowledge

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It was on her 14th birthday that her first book , In the Forest of the Night , was accepted for publication. It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers. At 16, her second novel, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstores. Several books later , the teenage author still works away in her room, surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires(吸血鬼)and witches. Amelia Atwater – Rhodes is widely seen as America’s finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People’s “20 Teens Who Will Change the World.”

Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was about three years old. “I never stopped and said, ‘I want to write’,” Amelia remembers. “I loved stories and created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down.”

In her family, reading was basic and fun. “My parents encouraged me to read---- and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never restricted what I read. Later, when I started writing, they never criticized what I did or said I was ‘too young’. They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have.”

In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different styles. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From them she has developed a whole world, one which she always enjoys learning more about.

As a published teen writer, Amelia’s advice to other teens who dream of being authors is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Don’t give up your dreams just because you fear failure. Getting a book published is difficult, but if I can do it, others can too . ”

1.What can we learn about Amelia Atwater – Rhodes?

A. Reading widely helped her a lot in her career.

B. She found getting a book published was easy.

C. Vampires have been the only characters in her books.

D. Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3.

2.What do we know about Amelia’s parents?

A. They helped her with writing stories.

B. They fully supported her.

C. They thought she was too young to read.

D. They chose what she read.

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________.

A. Vampires B. different styles

C. Teenagers D. characters in her novel

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Good News for Teen Writers

B. Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published?

C. Advice on Being Teen Writers

D. A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire Tales

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It was on her 14th birthday that her first book , In the Forest of the Night , was accepted for publication. It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers. At 16, her second novel, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstores. Several books later , the teenage author still works away in her room, surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires(吸血鬼)and witches. Amelia Atwater – Rhodes is widely seen as America’s finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People’s “20 Teens Who Will Change the World.”

Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was about three years old. “I never stopped and said, ‘I want to write’,” Amelia remembers. “I loved stories and created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down.”

In her family, reading was basic and fun. “My parents encouraged me to read---- and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never restricted what I read. Later, when I started writing, they never criticized what I did or said I was ‘too young’. They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have.”

In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different styles. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From them she has developed a whole world, one which she always enjoys learning more about.

As a published teen writer, Amelia’s advice to other teens who dream of being authors is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Don’t give up your dreams just because you fear failure. Getting a book published is difficult, but if I can do it, others can too . ”

1.What can we learn about Amelia Atwater – Rhodes?

A. Reading widely helped her a lot in her career.

B. She found getting a book published was easy.

C. Vampires have been the only characters in her books.

D. Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3.

2.What do we know about Amelia’s parents?

A. They helped her with writing stories.

B. They fully supported her.

C. They thought she was too young to read.

D. They chose what she read.

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________..

A. Vampires B. different styles

C. Teenagers D. characters in her novel

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Good News for Teen Writers

B. Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published?

C. Advice on Being Teen Writers

D. A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire Tales

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Your task will be to examine the___________ of constructing a new factory in the United Kingdom.

A. motivation                    B. appointment              C. adjustment        D. possibility

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The task is very difficult. I wonder whether we will be able to finish it in the ________ of any other helpers.

A. appearance        B. escape             C. spare         D. absence

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